Retrogress synonyms and antonyms
rĕt'rə-grĕs', rĕt'rə-grĕs'
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To slide backward in morals or religious enthusiasm; become less virtuous, less pious, etc.
To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
Having a brief, regularly occurring, apparently backward movement in the sky as viewed from Earth against the background of fixed stars. Retrograde movement of the planets is caused by the differing orbital velocities of Earth and the body observed. For example, the outer planets normally appear to drift gradually eastward in the sky in relation to the fixed stars; that is, they appear night after night to fall a little farther behind the neighboring stars in their westward passage across the sky. However, at certain times a particular planet appears briefly to speed up and move westward a bit more quickly than the neighboring stars. This happens as Earth, in its faster inner orbit, overtakes and passes the planet in its slower outer orbit; the appearance of moving counter to its usual eastward drift is thus simply the result of perspective as seen from Earth.
To make or become worse
To become forfeit or void because of failure to pay the premium at the stipulated time
To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state:
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To cause to move backward or in a reverse direction:
To move backward quickly, as in boxing to avoid blows
To return to a previous point or subject, as in a lecture or discussion.
To move backward or away; withdraw or retire:
To fall away or back; decline or recede.
To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark:
To draw back:
retrace one's steps
better (related)
To a greater extent or degree:
repetition (related)
To petition again.
forward (related)
Forward is defined as toward the front, or toward something in advance.
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approach (related)
(Intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
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